Theo Macdonald.

The Brood traces a dark sensibility in recent art from Aotearoa. The exhibition features nine new commissions from some of the most interesting little demons on the Aotearoa New Zealand scene today: Iann An, Grace Crothall, Harry Culy, Wesley John Fourie, Cassie Freeth, Brad Logan Heappey, Theo MacDonald, Nathan Taare, and the first collaborative work made by mother-and-daughter duo Tia and Ming Ranginui. These artists are positioned as the dark progeny of ‘the New Zealand gothic’ tradition—a new generation of brooding, gothy children who both revere and rebel against its creaky tropes.

The Brood is curated by Curator of Screams, an ongoing collaboration between Chelsea Nichols (Senior Curator, The Dowse Art Museum) and Aaron Lister (Senior Curator, City Gallery Wellington) which seeks to explore the relationship between contemporary art and horror films.

Opening event: 14 February 2025, 6pm